Finnish

Noun

alusta

1. platform (something that serves as a base)

   Saab 9000, Fiat Croma, Lancia Thema and Alfa Romeo 164 suunniteltiin 1980-luvulla samalle alustalle.

   Saab 9000, Fiat Croma, Lancia Thema and Alfa Romeo 164 were designed in the 1980's on the same platform.

Declension

Etymology 2

alus ‎(“vessel, ship”) >

Noun

alusta

1. Partitive singular form of alus.

   He katselivat alusta.

   They watched the ship.

Etymology 3

alku ‎(“beginning”) >

Noun

alusta

1. Elative singular form of alku.

   alusta loppuun

   from beginning to end

   aloittaa alusta

   to start from the very beginning

   to start over

Derived terms

• alusta alkaen

Etymology 4

alunen ‎(“underlay”) >

Noun

alusta

1. Partitive singular form of alunen.

   He katselivat alusta.

   They watched the underlay.

Etymology 5

alustaa ‎(“to initialize, format; to give a presentation”) >

Verb

alusta

1. Indicative present connegative form of alustaa.

   Minä en/sinä et/hän ei/se ei/me emme/te ette/he eivät/ne eivät/alusta.

   I don't/you don't/he (she) doesn't/it doesn't/we don't/you don't/they don't/format.

2. Second-person singular imperative present form of alustaa.

   Alusta!

   Format!

3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of alustaa.

   Älä alusta!

   Do not format!

Anagrams

• lastua, lataus, satula